Thursday, July 17, 2014

Kalendari i Champions League 2014-2015

QualifyingIn
matches in the three qualifying rounds and the play-off stage, clubs
play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis. The club
which scores the greater aggregate of goals qualifies for the next
round, with away goals and then penalties used to determine the winner
in the event of a draw.

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Group stageThe
ten winners in the play-off round ties – five from the best-placed path
and five from the champions path – join 22 automatic entrants in the
32-team group stage. The clubs are split into eight groups of four
teams, who play home and away against each of their pool opponents
between September and December to decide which two teams from each
section advance to the first knockout round. The third-place finishers
in each group enter the UEFA Europa League round of 32.Knockout phaseFrom
the last 16 until the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each
other on a home-and-away basis with the same rules as the qualifying and
play-off rounds applied. In the last 16, group winners play runners-up
other than teams from their own pool or nation, while from the
quarter-finals on the draw is free.FinalThe final is decided by a single match, which this season will be played at the Olympiastadion, Berlin on Saturday 6 June 2015.
Further
details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level
on points in a group, can be found in the official competition
regulations

2014/15 UEFA Champions League match calendar

Stage

Dates

First qualifying round, first leg

01-02/07/14

First qualifying round, second leg

08-09/07/14

Second qualifying round, first leg

15-16/07/14

Second qualifying round, second leg

22-23/07/14

Third qualifying round, first leg

29-30/07/14

Third qualifying round, second leg

05-06/08/14

Play-off round, first leg

19-20/08/14

Play-off round, second leg

26-27/08/14

Group stage, matchday one

16-17/09/14

Group stage, matchday two

30/09-01/10/14

Group stage, matchday three

21-22/10/14

Group stage, matchday four

04-05/11/14

Group stage, matchday five

25-26/11/14

Group stage, matchday six

09-10/12/14

Round of 16, first leg

17-18/02/15 or 24-25/02/15

Round of 16, second leg

10-11/03/15 or 17-18/03/15

Quarter-finals, first leg

14-15/04/15

Quarter-finals, second leg

21-22/04/15

Semi-finals, first leg

05-06/05/15

Semi-finals, second leg

12-13/05/15

Final (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

06/06/15

2014/15 UEFA Champions League access listAll information is provisional and subject to final confirmation from UEFA

Association

League Route

Champions Route

Group stage

Rank

Q3

PO

Q1

Q2

Q3

PO

N/A

Holders

TH

1

Spain

N4

CH RU (N3)*

2

England

N4

CH RU N3

3

Germany

N4

CH RU N3

4

Italy

N3

CH RU

5

Portugal

N3

CH RU

6

France

N3

CH RU

7

Ukraine

RU

CH

8

Russia

RU

CH

9

Netherlands

RU

CH

10

Turkey

RU

CH

11

Belgium

RU

CH

12

Greece

RU

CH

13

Switzerland

RU

CH*

14

Cyprus

RU

CH

15

Denmark

RU

CH

16

Austria

CH*

17

Czech Republic

CH

18

Romania

CH

19

Israel

CH

20

Belarus

CH

21

Poland

CH

22

Croatia

CH

23

Sweden

CH

24

Scotland

CH

25

Serbia

CH

26

Slovakia

CH

27

Norway

CH

28

Bulgaria

CH

29

Hungary

CH

30

Slovenia

CH

31

Georgia

CH

32

Azerbaijan

CH

33

Finland

CH

34

Bosnia and Herzegovina

CH

35

Moldova

CH

36

Republic of Ireland

CH

37

Lithuania

CH

38

Kazakhstan

CH

39

Latvia

CH

40

Iceland

CH

41

Montenegro

CH

42

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

CH

43

Albania

CH

44

Malta

CH

45

Liechtenstein**

46

Luxembourg

CH

47

Northern Ireland

CH*

48

Wales

CH*

49

Estonia

CH

50

Armenia

CH

51

Faroe Islands

CH

52

San Marino

CH

53

Andorra

CH

54

Gibraltar

CH

Abbreviations:Q1: First qualifying roundQ2: Second qualifying roundQ3: Third qualifying roundPO: Play-off roundTH: The holdersCH: ChampionsRU: Runners-upN3: Third-placed sideN4: Fourth-place side
*Position advanced as title holders Real Madrid CF also qualified as Spain N3.
**Liechtenstein do not have a league system and therefore do not supply UEFA Champions League representative(s).